Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-04-28

have drawn from it is: '.Never count
your chickens before they are Matched. "
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A PATRIOTIC SPEECH.
Now q Young Lady Presented q Flag 60 .
Company Of hoy Soldiers, and What Be-
came of Some Of Them.
In the chapter Of 1.-THE Fairport
Nine" relating to the military company
of boys. it is told that those young
heroes had a standard presented to
them. Now this actually happened.
Our boys company was called the
Hancock Cadets, the county in which
our town was situated being Hancock.
The name of the town is Castine. not
Fairport as in the story. There were
twelve of us. and great was the snc-
cess of our little band as trainers"
On the Fourth of July. 1910, the flag
was formally presented to our COM
pany by the big sister of one of the
private soldiers. AS l was Standard
bearer, it became my duty to receive the
banner and make speech. Our noble
young captain drew us up in line be-
fore the great front door of the house
in which lived the young lady who was
to present the flag to us. Accompanied
by bevy of her blooming companions.
the young lady came out on the top
step. with great dignity, and delivered
the following address:
young soldiers, it is with pleasure
that meet you on this glorious day, so
dear to every patriot, and present to
you standard. whose Stars and Stripes
will show You that it is the true Amer;-
can Flag. If. whenever you march be-
meath it, you remember those brave
men who. under such standard, fought
so long and nobly for our independence,
and determine that when a time of
danger shall come You will defend your
country with frmness and courage like
theirs, l can ask no more of you as New
England soldiers!
Il do not wish you to love war; True
glory can be gained only when we fight
for freedom. But 1 wish you to love
your country! Read the history of
Washington. the Father of his Country,
and of the other heroes who fought the
battles Of the revolution. And read,
too, of those who. like the illustriOus
Harrison. have in later times defended
our land against its enemies. Read the
lives Of such men. l repeat. and en-
deavor to be animated by their spirit!
And would have you learn more of
your cOuntry-what a broad and beau
tiful land it is. and how worthy to be
patriots home. The more you learn of
it the dearer it will be to You; and you
should become more earnest to do
all in your power to make it free and
happy. Iwish you to believe that bad
citizens are the worst enemies of their
country. for you will then be likely to
grow up good citizens. and try to make
others so.
"And now, after urging you once
more to be always ready to protect
every part of our beloved country,
even to the remOtest log-cabin that is
built upon its borders, will place in
your hands the Star-Spangled Banner.
Forever float this standard sheet!
Where breathes the foe but falls before Us!
With Freedoms soil beneath our feet
And Freedoms banner streaming DER us!'
The blushing young standard-bearer
received into his hand the Banner of
of Freedom. and the captain ordered
three cheers, which were given with q
a will.
And now let me tell the sequel:
OF the handful of boys who stood
around the little standard-bearer while
that lesson was given to the miniature
soldiers. one. the captain. full in the
siege of Port Hudson. willing martyr
to the cause of his country. Another.
private in the ranks. won in the army
Of the Republic title and name for
courage and skill; and he was one of
the party who regained their liberty by
tunneliEg a passage out of Libby
Prison. A third. also private. went
to the wars and. after renowned serv-
ice. came home to spend his days in
peace and honor. A fourth. the drum
mer of the Castine cadets, commanded
in many y hard-fought naval fight de-
serving well of his country-and. when
peace had returned. he met his death
by sudden sinking of his ship. the
man-of-war Oneida. and now lies in
his lonely grave on the coast of Japan.
The lesson in patriotism was not in
vain.-Noah Brooks, IN St Nicholas.
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